The article brings forth the presence of gender in folklore with the focus on folklore by and about women. As with the other genres and Feminisms in Literature, issues of gender biasness have marred the conception of a wholesome body of folklore leaving out the “better half”- women’s narratives- out of its purview. Consequently, as with the other genres in Feminisms and Literature, women have come up with their body of folklore which is mostly domestic. Thus, the women creators have not only created a way to enter the universe of folk literature but also re-interpreted their domestic role. The article follows the trajectory of women’s folklore from its paucity to its emergence, from presentation (by male folklorists) to re-interpretation (by female folklorists).

Keywords: Folklore, Culture, Gender Bias, Western Fairy Tales, Women’s Genres, Folksong, Vrat-Kathas, Dyodhi, Herder, Acculturation, Feminine Stereotypes, Passivity.